Some Wu Yi Dan tChong from Dragon House Tea. Very mid gradish, but still pleasant to drink. To be honest a nice change of pace from all the fancy pants high end DCs I've been drinking lately ( two sampler sets from Imen + a couple from a local teamaster ).

Thunder storm and Lao Cong Shui Xian from the Bad Jedi oolong tasting. I think I made a mistake having this so close to dinner. Smell is really nice, but the taste I think is thrown off from the baked beans I had with dinner .

I'm trying this one now and I don't know about chocolate but there's a definite creaminess to it combined with a mild sweetness. It's very pleasant. A bit of a surprise, too, because the wet leaf is extremely smoky.

I'm trying this one now and I don't know about chocolate but there's a definite creaminess to it combined with a mild sweetness. It's very pleasant. A bit of a surprise, too, because the wet leaf is extremely smoky.

It took a little while to grow on me, but this is now one of my favorite teas as long as I only drink it once or twice a week. Since the leaves don't expand much, you can really pack it into a little pot and experience some blissful Cha Qi moments.

Enjoying the third infusion of Mad Monk's Charcoal-Roasted Dong Ding. I've been learning that roasted oolongs require a bit of care to avoid oversteeping, otherwise all I can taste is the roast. My first time through with this one was kind of unpleasant and sour, not at all like the sweet, buttery, nutty flavor I love in the greener Dong Dings I've tried. But cutting the steep by about a third let that nice Dong Ding flavor through, but layered nicely with the roasty, smoky flavor.